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MEMO FOR TO-DAY. 9.10 p.m. The Girl in the Train by Bandmaun Upora Co. at Theatre Ragal

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

9.13 p.m.The Mousma' by Band. mann Opera Co, at Theatre Royal Army Football Cup Final. 3.30 pm.--First Gymkhana Meeting at

Happy Valloy,

V.R., Boring Tournament.

General Memoranda

SUNDAY, April 14 :---

yam-Excursion to Macro.

Winsanay, April ̈17 -

23th Punjabis' Sporta... TODAY, April 18-

"The Ayris Case at Criminal Sessions.

St. Stephen's College Sports, Happy

Valley.

SATURDAY-April-20 :-----

V.R.C. Sprits

Volunteer Reserves' Dioner."

The thiet all the Carand humpa

arber, the mum of $100)

balance due fur wine sud spirits supplie

oned this morning” before

amperts in the Summary Cou

Mfc Ruis mised the cum on" bebas

plaintifatating that notice had been His Lordship called attensions to the fact that the case was not in the list, and I

Mr. Wilson was for plaintiffs and Mr Even the defendant under the Army Ack D'Abands for the defendant ha

A Chinese woman, aged 42, attempted / His : Lordadip said In this action reply to questions Air Buss nởmitted that | Euro is surely to commis suinide a few days ago, and the writ, had been insusd, for a certain amonnuļ notice had not been given to the Fed

polion have made a charge against her in on running account and owing to consequenos:TM Testurday, she was rumored

from gol b) the Tung Wan Hospital and was there certified to be suffering from leprosy.

clerk or the Registrar. It way be main gely a question of formally proving the His Lordship The praction in wrding. You should have given the Registraz notice, pro

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year's gold imports into that country wall court la the Courts of Justice exceeded one-fifth of the world's total sumbering team, bava mysteriously dis

appeared supply. Over 20 milliona sterling of

the last year. This creative of much thought; it conveys a lesson. It cannot of course he necessarily assured that Indin will purchase 20 millions sterling of gold every year; her gold imports depend Albert Koenig, an engine live on on her crops If, however, the crops the Eastern France railway, mes with an awful death on Mamh 4 While at work in India continue to be favourable, on his engine attached to a train running so will her purchases of gold con-at full speed he became fosane through an tinue on a similiarly large scale. The of neuraathenis and threw himself into the furnace, with the real that he recent increase in governing power was incineratade granted to both the Viceregal and Provincial Councils in India gives the extradition af Vincente Sotto, the dant, is entitled to a stay on this anon The case was adjourned for a gook.

her a free linnd to decide the question of her currency the solution of which no longer reste, as heretofore, in the Lands of the Home Government. It is therefore clearly to be deduced that e tendency is for an increase in the gold imports into India, rather than for a decrease. The world further is becoming universally converted to a

In the waiter of the pinseedings for

ruipino journalist, the Chief Juare has in Chanibora granted a ruiz nas requiring the Captala Supuristendent of Police to how cause why the frisoner should act be discharged, and the Full Court will on Thursday next hear legal argument on the points mised.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Singapore papers say that Miss

Floroncs

projected settlement the case was taken out of the list and adjoumed sine die While the case was still pending, although out of the lat, the plaintiffs discovered

Mr Ris-I thought notion was given another item belongleg to the precious and that the case was in the list, year which they said bad not been paid. His Lordship--I think what I had better

[adjourn it for A wook They thereupon inned & bosh writ. Well, do now is to formally call the case, and on general principes. I think the-Ra Cali wa give our evidenow now, plaintiffs provoduro was wrong. The as my client in buay man lagu might

Ta Lordship-Tious, had given, arst action was still pending and I.

notice there would have been ne think their propen course was to have had the roubared to the list and would be ins

Mr Rin-1 ma't say anything about. apply for leave to amend. The defendant that I don't know anything about the objecta do being troubled with this action, penatice hers; I thought the case was in and, I think, rightly. I think the defen the HLA TA

with the costs to which he has bean put.

proper

ah, ye clasps. He almo

189002, being present

the Thaisvant from Dec. and was mentioned far deng

plaintifs can have leave to stand the writ ALLEGED ASSAULT ON HOTEL the Queen's medal with 3

if they wish. I must stay thin action. with costas,

Mr D'Almads-Your Lordship will allow me to be heard on plaintiffs' application for leave to amend

- MANAGER.

Major: H.D.

1880. Berved in the operations in Kaku

with, thelading i

ions of 171h to 34th A Spron Kop

Leave of Appeal Granted. To yesterday's Chino Koi was mentioned His Lordship Oh yes, if you like. Mr D'Almada cannot consent to leave the case which was honed at the Mastey to amend at present, my Lord,

in which a charge brought against a Chi- His Lo

Lordship You oppose the applica-ness coolic for sulting Bir G. R. Smith, Feb 1900 and a fom ¡tion f

Assistant manager of the Grand Butel, was opera icns on Tagula Hoghla Me D'Almada I do, my Lord.

dismissed.

Feb 1900, and activer an Piete Later My C. A. Satherton. Rum (of operativna in the Change Free Sla

Mr Wills -Tho sfocs of that would be,

gold standard, whilst the silver stand. Beach is making steady progress towards my Lord, that plaintiffs arq shat unt from Mosers Goldring, Barlow and Marrell) 1900 operations Int Capa Colony, sout

ad is everywhere being rejected Chinn's adoption of a silver standard may therefore materially affect Indin's attitude on this point. If the Republic brings, as it is sincerely to be hoped, a settled government and a new era of tmde and commerce in its wake, the need for silver on the part of China will be great, and this must affect appreciably the price of silver. A marked rise in the price of silver measured in gold will be an opport-

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recovery.

Major R. M. HY Fuscock has been appointed to the Minotaur on recorar missioning.

The Fer. F.G. B. Hastings, B.A., has en appointed chaplain to the Minoisur on recommissioning...

Sab. Lt. Palmer, of H. M. S: Kent, has been promoted Liestament and re-appointed to the cruiser in lieu of a sub-lienbegenade

Sir John Matthewa, a former Attorney- Gamalie Lateral candidate for South prospective

any remedy."

Mr. D'Alands And I submit that the plaintiff is not entitled to amend that fit writ now without giving untice to me.

Has Lordship The application has not oven been made yet.

Mr D'Alamada-Na

After further discussion, his Lordship aid the matter bad better be raised in Chambers,

M

Major P. B. Norris-Entered the marvios 1880; promoted: Línutenaut 1802. Captain in 1806, Major in 1908,

Mr D'Almada Defendant is entitled to app ad bafure Mr Melbourne to apply (hanga Rivar: 1889 Dperations, math take all his defences and this is one of for releasing of the case, or, in the

Aiternative, for ioare of appeal to the Full Orange River May 1900 - Quero a media them.

His Lordship-You are entitled

said that the complainant with & clasp. Court Me Rus raise to

did

unt get legal assistance, And the it, of course

that the case wall to His Worship. He.did not wind

the case was not represente well to 3 His Worship would re-bear the card or

be grant leave to appont. From what

Capt. F. G. Patural – Entered the seTTICO Russ)

understood the coolie struck com- plainant

and stabbel hun on the forehead. 1892. Served in the 8. 4. War 1899-02

$19007 Mr Russ further intimated that they wanted operations in Omngs Free Stato, great deference that the verdict was May) and Zand River: apetubic appest on "the ground of fact-with Including actions at Vet River ARIDAL the weight of gridlenes and Transvaal in May and June 1900, the point of law that whatever aggration the contin may have had, the assalt on his part way of so vivient nature that it could not possibly be justified especially the stabbling with a knife; and he thought the complainant was entitled to come Worship would appreciate the vistion

His client was somewhat seriously injured glishman being adequately protected and whatever happened, the coolie was not injured at AE

PROMISSORY NOTE CAS E: -

clips, pear Johannesburg and operations in Tranevani Nov- Aug. to May 1992; sovertly Gueen's motel with is cheape with claspe

unity of which we think -India wild wilta, now represented by Mr C. Bathurst this morning in the Summary Court. Mr importance in case like this of an Cipt. B. S. P. Simon--Eatered

not lose sight. It may, however, be Unionist.

7.45 p.m.-H.K. Fuotball Club Aanual urged that she will not be inclined to

Dinner.

Mrs F. S. Clarke, wife of Mr Clarke, dispose of her hoards of silver nupces of Messrs. Adis and Ezekiel, Singapore, MONDAY, April 22:

to China, which would entail on her died at Port Said on April 2nd, while on a loss of 35%-the exchange of silver her way home seeking, health. She bad

Noon-Hongkong Schools Sports.

The China Mail

HONGKOND, FRIDAY, APRIT 19, 1912.

I have

The case whereby J. H. Rattonjes saed Cooper and Co. for 8311.79 balance due bna promissory nole was again mentioned PX.D'Almada was for plaintiff and Mr.

W. Frontier of India 1817:5 sorrice 1885 Bocved in the W.B. Hind for defendants arranged that Hind abhild May for me to the Colony, but I understand that Corp 3 I Swainson

Mr D'Almada stated that last time it was

Timh Expeditionary Forces modal just dispe whom he was appearing.

come at the time the Republic wis

e proclaimed the cooling rather lost their heads, and in 1890-09-operations in t

service in 1899. Served Europeans sout

June 1900 oper greatly jedardised. Unless the Courts are.

Are March

June, 1900, ingladii going adequately to protect open Lungs Nek 6th to 9th June there may be some very serio Transvaal, etc

of Pretoris sequences in the fature. More than that, 1900 o erations in Orange Biv y cuent 14 SPANISTING CIK-DE=53 1A to Nov. 1900, operations hotel, and if the cooler are slowed to Kor 1990 M knock about the managers with impunity, wah 4 clage King's medal wir Mr D'Almada It has nothing to do with it will be quite impossible to preserve under Capt. G. C. Tracey-Enfe

Divas mane all. I am quita certain of this: if this

Mr HindWall, here you are-P. N.

Me D

rupees at their metal value for gold, my friends in Hongkong who will learn Coopes-Is he sole partner in many cases the safety of

with regret of her sudden death.

Lady Evelyn Young, wen 800-

Havander Konnelly, brather of of the Straits Settlement, has died after short illness. Ko say active service with the Black Watch, in the Soudan and retired

Colonel,

the firm s

Me Find Yes,

Mr D'Almada asked for a day to be fixed

nadotte Mr Hind think this cage at better be referred to the Registrar; it is a ques

tion of accounts..

| from the Army with the rank of Lieut.. account is the claim was for balance came before any Court, and a coolie war/1899. Sorretia 6. ALWA

We have, however, a precedent in the action of Germany after the Fralic Prussian War. It will be remembered that Germany then in her currency reform called in the silver thaler with CHINA'S CURRENCY REFORM amazing rapidity which she sold ut

any price she could get too mpidly.... The adoption of a metallic currency will undoubtedly be one of the first reforms to be introduced by YUAN SHILL-KAI and his ministers; fur notwithstanding the fact that China currency (assisted by the indemnity of of Hapsford House, Frome, Somersetshire, is one of the oldest civilized countries 200 millions sterling from France) and Marjory Vivian Mary, elder daughter in the world, she has no real currency though the change was hardly effected and Shanghai Bank, and Mas Batt, of Hal of the Inte G. W. Butt, of the Hongtong in the true sense of the word. That in a manner very scientific or combe, Walford, Iluss-on-Wye. the establishment of a silver currency economic, Still if a farseeing country. will be introduced is more or less like Germany was prepared to pocket

she afterwards found for her whole- A smarriage was arranged and was to sale selling caused a marked fall in the take place quietly at the Church of St. price of silver. This wholesale axle Michael, and All Angels, Walford, Here of silver certainly established her gold

furdshire, on March 20, between Alfred

Geores, only son of Mr. A' G. Hayman,

DRESS DEPARTMENT Generally assumed. It will be remem-n considerable loss in changing her into the auditorídas during one of the

Now Showing NEW

Dress Linens,

bered that during the late Downger silver standard for a gold one, there Empress' reign YAN SKU-KAI TO- is no reason why India under more peatedly advocated the necessity for favourable circumstances should not the establishment a silver standard do likewise. The problem is a most currency. That he may have turned interesting one-one which will be against silver in the interval is possi- watched with keenest attention of ble, but we think it will be obvious statesmen and economists in all parts to such an astute politician as YUAN of the world.

standard at the outset would be high-

Pretty Voiles, Sun-KAI that the adoption of a gold Crystallines, Smart Zephyrs, etc., etc.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

ly injudicions. It would be a case

A constant supply of water through of attempting to

run before the ablity to walk is assured.

tha Rider Maina will be resumed on The Munday next; poverty of China and its undeveloped Two dead bodies of Chinese children condition tend to demand the intro were picked up yesterday, one at Hunghom, duction of a silver standard. If in a Land the other near Mangkok....... Death in poor contutry like India, where the each instance was due to small poz greater part of the people are depen-[ "A rickshaw coolis was sent to hospital dent on agriculture, gold coins are yesterday suffering from injuries to bis hand which were caused by a bamboo pole Patterns on Application. used, it is obvious that China with Road

only just becoming more widely falling upon him from a house in Queen's

Moderate Prices.

Mm. Dowell,

her millions of poverty-stricken sub- jects could not adapt herself to a gold commom, Mr Buxton rail his attention. Replying to Mr Sykes in the House of standard. The introduction of a silver had been drawn to gomapaper reporte standard into China will create an eagdding the conduct of laumes on the interesting problem in the economic cnd He had ordered an enquiry inte work. Just og Franco sold her

Bijou Scenic Theatre, surplus silver in the sixties and

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seventies of the last coitary to India

the cironinstances of kha disaster.

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Mr Hind

Jue ou a promissory note, and the defan- severely injured by a Baropean, the Court 1 meda Rong adopted an

Was

quite

1902- Queen's

„B Ward

Served Tinical and clasps

dant said he had paid several small would hold that the

benshalt amounts, that there was an account on unjustified,

His Worship abate

slated that

that he

only reheard/War-operations in the "EISESVIAL" other matters and that there was only at 900 owing. This was the defence, cases in which the parties had been taken medal and 2 chap 3 ep 5 King and defendant would pay into Court.

by surprise in the evidence, or had sub- Mr: D'Aimada--I

in box-dairy-Have you given notice of stong mag gagged, tang the most actin Jude 1900 operations in the Cantria Const

would

dank your Lord sequently to the hearing discovered testi-Capt. F. E. Harrison Batcend the

mony which might

ight have affected the deri service 1899. Served in the 6. & WAS 1900-02,operations in Natal, March, to Mr. Rain-I suggest

ship

asut-off?"

ME

Find have no

Kave not yet, my Lord. D'Almada I ask for Thursday Mir Hind-It is impossible to have the case ready by Thuraday, mudguarda das

He D'AradaMy

friend has had a whole week. T The caso was fixed for next Friday.

WAITING FOR A CHEQUE,

factory arrangemant would be for your working to rehene the

His Worship-Upfi ac ions at Belfast 20 and 27th Ang end-

the

of Provarik, Nov. 1900, including.

you did Lydenberg 6th to 8th Sept 1 operations in Nov. 1960-to May 1902 not hear the avidence, re

Qubernd (3

King's -His Worship than rend

3 charpe read the evidence to modal and Mr Russ, who aid t

I that even if the coolie

the service was hit be had no right to go about at 1899, promoted Lieutenat 1900, Captain bing people.

His Worship ultimately granted leave of sppeal on the usual torzuse

SPORTING.

Billiards.

VOLUNTEERS DEFEAT. E.Q.A..... By beating the 83rd Co., R.GA, the Mr Raneated that he was instructed Volunteers have nos qualified to meet the

Capf

1974

Service 1890 Berred in the 1899-21-Present at the relief

Operations in "Orangò Free Sta

Pausdoking lato: 26 Pro, act Gmvend Dreilootein; opes

actions fress

Diam

the

Mme. Sinh Bernhard, the great actress, has shown borself in a new role by coming

entr'actes of L'Aiglon" at for theatre and taking rounds plata collecting for the In the Court of Bummary Jurisdiction- National Aeroplane Fund. Such an in-this morning, before Mr Justice Gompertz, novation was naturally not without mocess, the case was mentioned in which Targ Kes and when the grest notress appeared in the and Co sued the Alexandrs Cafe and orchestra, slim and elegant in her mostumes another for $311.79.

at nec, largely enposed of French of white and 'gold, the audiema sh tea schoolgirls, applauded her oven mate warmly than they applauded her final tirade

ASMR Ponce to commencement lastmen just before the curtain went down. Other

Bvening. the Volunteers were scared of artists followed her, and very rapidly the Plaintiff's manager was called, and His entering the ins, the Artillery befog no llection plate was filled. The fand now Lordship asked him this matter less than 20 points to the bad, and with

| amounts to nearly £36,000.

only, two games to go it was impossi The reply was-Defendant is

for the latter to make good athene give me a cheque.

The firm pair to meet were Mr Bo Have you got your cheque )—Yesu And Baryte Eswood:

pod. A fine game You have actually received it I messed between them two, going t› get it to day. I have not got ja man winding by to, pointake

best bread were 18, 21, 92, 93, whilst the loser made 12, 194

THE NEW TERRITORIES:

by the defendant and he came to the office winners of the EL and 57th Co. Nov 1900, yesterday and said that terras had beon R.G.A in the Anal of the Suiders Club and th stranged, so that the case might be struck, or out,

mottled.

ant is going to

Rumours of Extension,

There are rumours circulating in the Colony that an extension of the boundaries of the new territories is being negotiated. by the British Governm, nt and the Govero. ment of China, the idea being to pứ h the line hack so as to include Shek won and the hills bordering Mire Bay and thus laing At the Marine Court today before Ballock within control the city of Shek-lun. We Commander Beckwith, RN, thy many of Rodgers cannot get the rumours authenticated, to the licensed coolie bost 2466 was charged a give them for what they may be worth. with, unlawfully carrying 24-passengers in

excess of the number allowed. He a Phillips fined $10.

100 yards of lomat

Russ Perhaps it is only fair to sak for the case to be adjourned if the cheque and 24. had not been cleared shink so I will put and Quas Teyzed, fell to the Volunteer hy The second game, between Mix McLeman Bis Lordship-I so. the care mine die, /-

31 prints. Malenaan minde breaks 15-16 and 24, whilst Teyrsel's hestra “ MARINE COURT, IK VOLUNTEER

were 12 (twice). 13 and lat Total Me Laviment 250 Gang

BOY'S STRANGE REFORT:

At about eight o'clock, this, morning Fortuguese schribib

The new Exone scheme fut Borme that alat 750m comes into force ah-rtly und

will say in many cases," "WT

on her adoption of a gold standard by the rat antary purchasing freely of the newly pro-high for the work done Muced gold of California, und tralin, so it is possible chut Similarly Fuse of her to Chinn in order to

with the

anxious to

hitabed player

Chinese was

Dost

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250 Guur:

with.

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